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Chinese Firms Could Play Major Role In Areva Restructuring
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsPortions of French nuclear construction giant Areva could end up belonging to Chinese firms, a French newspaper reported Sunday. Le Journal du Dimanche (The Sunday Journal)…
Bruce Power, Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Sign Cooperation Agreement
Source: NewsCanadian conglomerate Bruce Power said Thursday it had entered into an agreement with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) that will have the companies continuing to…
NRC Grants DTE Energy License To Build And Operate Fermi 3
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday granted permission for DTE Energy in Michigan to add another nuclear reactor to the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in…
Chernobyl Fires And Funding Brought Under Control
Source: NewsAuthorities in Ukraine say the forest fires burning in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are under control, but news from Group of Seven…
Vattenfall Announces Early Closure Of Ringhals 1 And 2
Source: NewsSweden's state-owned energy company Vattenfall said Tuesday that it would close two of its oldest nuclear reactors, Ringhals 1 and 2, seven years ahead of schedule…
Perry NPP Hits Restart With New Fuel
Source: NewsThe Perry nuclear power plant, 35 miles north of Cleveland, Ohio, has been restarted with the new fuel type that operators expect will mean mean fewer…
GE Hitachi Delivers 500th Ultra Control Rod Blade
Source: NewsGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said this week it had delivered its 500th Ultra Control Rod Blade, which was sent to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station…
Japan's Cabinet Considers Target Of 20-22 Percent Nuclear For Electricity Generation
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsThe Economy, Trade and Industry ministry in Japan is setting a target of 20 percent to 22 percent of the country's electricity generation to come from…
Diakont and Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. are Awarded the 2015 MP Corrosion Innovation Award for Robotic in line Inspection Solution for Piping with Internal Liners or Heavy Corrosion
Source: News-Press Release- San Diego, California – Diakont, along with strategic partner Structural Integrity Associates, Inc., was presented the 2015 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award…
Local Court Rejects Injunction For Sendai Plant Restarts
Source: NewsTwo of Japan's 48 offline nuclear power plants were granted court permission for restarts, as the Kagoshima district court in southwest Japan refused to grant an…
NEI Applauds House Appropriation Committee Commitment To Nuclear Energy
Source: NewsNuclear Energy Institute senior vice president for governmental affairs Alex Flint said he was pleased that the U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee had proposed a…
Deal Relaxes South Korea's Nuclear Fuel Stipulations With United States
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsThe United States and South Korea have reached a bilateral agreement on nuclear power that extends the Asian nation's ability to enrich uranium for nuclear power…
EDF Says Construction At Flamanville 3 To Continue As Vessel Head Steel Is Tested
Source: NewsFrench utility giant Elecricite de France (EDF) said Monday that it would continue with construction at the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in western Normandy while it…
Federal Judge Says San Onofre Shut Down Debate Is A State Concern
Source: NewsA federal judge in San Diego on Friday referred the complaints over a cost-management plan involving the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant to…
NRC Says OK To Susquehanna Power Plant License Transfer
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of the operating licenses for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station's Unit 1 and 2, taking PPL Corporation a step…
Robotic Inspection Inside Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 Abandoned
Source: NewsA shape-changing robot designed to inspect the inside of the containment vessels of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan stalled and was abandoned…
Doosan Celebrates Shipment of Barakah Reactors
Source: NewsSouth Korean conglomerate Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction said Thursday the company was celebrating the delivery of nuclear reactors designated for the United Arab Emirates' future…
In China, Concern Over High Carbon Steel In Vessel Components
Source: NewsThe French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said that the tests used to detect high-carbon flaws in the reactor vessel head and reactor vessel bottom of the…
Russia, Vietnam Reaffirm Commitment To Ninh Thuan Unit 1
Source: NewsHeads of state from Russia and Vietnam agreed to further cooperation on nuclear power plant projects in Vietnam, which has set its sights on having 13…
Hairline Fracture Found At Shearon Harris Reestablishes Routine
Source: NewsDuke Energy Progress has discovered a hairline fracture in the reactor head at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, in New Hill, NC, the…